alambique

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alambique

  • [alãmˈbike]

Rhymes with i.ke

Where it comes from

Del árabe hispánico alanbíq, y este del árabe inbīq, a su vez del griego antiguo ἄμβιξ, -ικος.

noun alambiques

  1. Aparato para destilar líquidos. Un alambique solar puede resultar de gran utilidad para obtener agua dulce.

    Similar: destilador, alquitara

verb

  1. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de alambicar
  2. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de alambicar
  3. Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de alambicar

In English

  • still a device for distilling liquids
  • alembic chemical apparatus
  • distiller an apparatus that distills, a condenser, a still

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@misc{alambique_2026,
  title = {alambique},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/alambique},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}